Man taken to hospital following incident involving a cherry picker and a lorry in Belfast

The incident happened on Hamilton Road on Tuesday morning. Credit: UTV

A man has been taken to hospital following an incident involving a cherry picker and a lorry in Belfast.

The incident happened on Hamilton Road on Tuesday morning.

In a statement, Belfast Harbour Police said: "emergency services are in attendance and the Health and Safety Executive has been informed.”

The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service received a 999 call at 07:49 on Tuesday morning following reports of an incident.

In a statement, NIAS confirmed they "despatched 1 Ambulance, one HART Team and HEMS also attended by road.

"One patient was taken to Royal Victoria Hospital by Ambulance."

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